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  1. "Vaccinating children to protect those they love shouldn’t be a hard decision," writes:

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  2. An early-pandemic survey found that more than half of people reported feeling grateful—and even more expected to be grateful in the future. In recent years, scientists have begun to recognize how gratitude can be a healing force, writes.

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  3. Booster shots might seem inevitable. That doesn't mean you should cut the line to get one, writes:

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  4. A family of four Afghan brothers worked with the United States. Three moved to America. Now they are struggling to get the fourth to Kabul airport amid the chaos there. charts their efforts:

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  6. Big-name musicians are finally making albums again. reviewed them, plus some indie records that are worth a listen.

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  7. In the long term, the coronavirus will become endemic. We won't be able to avoid it forever but we will be able to live with it, writes :

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  8. "America’s abject failure in Afghanistan also serves as an indictment of a theory that stands at the heart of Joe Biden’s foreign policy," writes:

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  9. "Once you’re treated as a role model, everybody wants you to say the perfect thing. But no human being is like this in real life," the novelist tells :

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  10. When wildfires roll in, humans head indoors and wear masks to protect them from the smoke. Cows can't do either—and it's hurting their health, writes for .

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    "Unfortunately, no matter how much you streamline product search or payments processing, physical objects still exist in the world." Love this from :

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  12. A family of four Afghan brothers worked with the United States. Three moved to America. Now they are struggling to get the fourth to Kabul airport amid the chaos there. charts their efforts:

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  13. Netflix’s “The Chair” turns the exhausting subject of free speech in academia into fast, funny, open-minded satire, writes:

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  14. Amazon’s reported move into the department-store business is an acknowledgment that some things are done far more efficiently in person than online, writes :

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    This week, I spoke with a man called Saboor, who has spent years trying to save his brother—who, like him, worked with U.S. forces in Afghanistan—from the Taliban. “I’ve lost faith and I’ve lost trust in a nation that I dedicated my entire life to.”

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  16. Today in The Atlantic: shares the story of four Afghan brothers who worked with the U.S. One is still fighting to leave Kabul. Plus, on Amazon’s bet on stores and on the irony of the “Jeopardy” host debacle.

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    I wrote about reports that Amazon will open department stores, which is, among other things, an admission that ordering stuff online is often extremely inefficient for all involved. Conveniently, Amazon has already killed its competition in this market!

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  18. Part of the nerdy magic of “Jeopardy” is its obsession with getting things right. The show’s host debacle, writes, betrays that ethos.

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    Read 's piece about a family trapped in Kabul and unable to reach the airport. The father, Habib, worked on behalf of the U.S. military and is unable thus far to get the help he needs to escape the Taliban.

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    The insightful novelist conversed with me about satire, social justice and its excesses, the Nigerian diaspora, and the effect America's culture wars have on global public discourse.

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